U23 League

Fortaleza de Progra
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luli Amor took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd match minute, PUKOHAS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iréné Patel to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Programayin booed when PUKOHAS FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Levi Keen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santo Careaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joachim Hammond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute PUKOHAS FC were awarded a corner. Iréné Patel went to the cornerflag to take it. Luli Amor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Russel Peters read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute of the match Programayin got a corner. PUKOHAS FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Michael Pimentel ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Eguen Catalan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but PUKOHAS FC's Russel Peters did a great save. A collision led to Programayin getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Luli Amor hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, PUKOHAS FC's goalkeeper Russel Peters had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luli Amor. 29 minutes into the match, Programayin's Lilian Thuram sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Russel Peters narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 32 minutes, Kurt Kilgore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PUKOHAS FC and the Programayin players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to PUKOHAS FC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Kurt Kilgore hit a great ball. Dino Tebe took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 33rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Russel Peters. PUKOHAS FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in PUKOHAS FC's zone, Eguen Catalan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Russel Peters came out of the goal and Eguen Catalan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, PUKOHAS FC's Antone Herrera got a free kick in the 45th minute. After having played for 46 minutes, Michael Pimentel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Programayin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michael Pimentel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joachim Hammond stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Programayin's Michael Pimentel got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 62nd minute, Oihan Onis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iréné Patel hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Russel Peters came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Programayin's Luli Amor. But to his dismay, Luli Amor quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luli Amor in the 75th minute of play forced PUKOHAS FC's goalkeeper Russel Peters to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to PUKOHAS FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Joachim Hammond hit a great ball. Russel Peters showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lilian Thuram in the 96th minute of the match. Programayin were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of PUKOHAS FC for a fine match.